upper cross syndrome and neck proprioception

Conditions: Upper Cross Syndrome

Summary: correlation between upper cross syndrome and neck proprioception hypothesis: no statistically significant relationship exists between upper cross syndrome and neck proprioception. study design: randomized controlled trial participants: office workers (≥4h computer use/day) age: 28-48 years chronic nonspecific neck pain (\>3 months) forward head posture (fhp) \<46° vas score: 3-8 cm no cognitive impairments affecting participation exclusion criteria: systemic, rheumatic, or neuromuscular diseases neurological signs, spinal surgery, or recent physical therapy missing ≥3 consecutive or 4 nonconsecutive sessions

study title:correlation between upper cross syndrome and neck proprioception hypothesis:there will be no statistically significant relationship between upper cross syndrome and neck proprioception. methodology: study design:randomized controlled trial inclusion criteria: office workers using a computer for at least 4 hours daily aged between 28 and 48 years neck pain (np) between 3 and 8 cm on a visual analog scale (vas) (0 = no pain, 10 = unbearable pain) chronic nonspecific neck pain lasting for more than 3 months forward head posture (fhp) less than 46° patients willing and able to participate in an exercise program safely without cognitive impairments that would limit participation exclusion criteria: specific causes of np (e.g., systemic, rheumatic, neuromuscular diseases) central or peripheral neurological signs cognitive impairment history of spinal surgery physical therapy treatments in the last 6 months prior to baseline assessment participants missing at least three consecutive or four nonconsecutive sessions outcome measures: spinal curvature assessment using spinal mouse devicethe spinal mouse device is physically guided along the skin of the spine neck pain measurementnp is evaluated using a 10-cm vas, a widely used clinical tool for assessing pain treatment effectiveness. neck disability index (ndi)disability is assessed using the ndi questionnaire. measurement of cervical range of motion (crom) using a crom assessment of cervical proprioception using the crom devicehead reposition accuracy tests: neutral head position (nhp) test: measures the ability to actively reposition the head to the self-selected neutral position. target head position (thp) test: measures the ability to actively reposition the head to a previously demonstrated target position.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * office workers (using a computer at least 4 h), * aged between 28 and 48 years, * np between 3 and 8 cm on a visual analog scale (vas) (from 0 indicating no pain at all to 10 indicating unbearable pain), * chronic nonspecific neck pain lasting for more than 3 months, and fhp less than 46° (fathollahnejad et al., 2019). * patients willing and able to participate in an exercise program safely and without cognitive impairments that would limit their participation. exclusion criteria: * specific causes of np (e.g., systemic, rheumatic, neuromuscular diseases), central or peripheral neurological signs, cognitive impairment, spinal surgery, or physical therapy treatments in the last 6 months prior to the baseline assessment. * participants would be also excluded if they missed at least three consecutive or four nonconsecutive sessions (fathollahnejad et al., 2019).

Keywords: proprioception upper cross syndrome neck